 | Add or remove placeholders from a slide layout |
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In slide master view, you can modify a slide layout by adding or removing placeholders. If you are creating a template, you might want to change the prompt text for a placeholder in slide master view to provide specific instructions for what content should be added to a placeholder.
 | Tip It's a good idea to make any modifications to your slide master and slide layouts before you begin adding slides to create your presentation. If you modify your slide master and its slide layouts after you build individual slides, some of the items on the slides may not conform to the slide master design. |
Do any of the following:
 | Add placeholders to a slide layout |
Placeholders are boxes on a slide layout that you click to add content when you are creating a presentation. In slide master view, you can add placeholders to a new slide layout, or change the look of an existing slide layout.
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On the View menu, point to Master, and then click Slide Master.
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In the navigation pane, click the slide layout that you want to change. Slide layouts are below the slide master, which is the top slide in the navigation pane.
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Click the Slide Master tab, and then under Edit Layout, do any of the following:
To insert placeholder for
Do this
Title
Note Only one "official" title placeholder is allowed on each slide because the text that you add to a title placeholder in normal view becomes the slide title in the outline. Select the Title check box.
Vertical Title
Note Only one "official" title placeholder is allowed on each slide because the text that you add to a title placeholder in normal view becomes the slide title in the outline. Select the Vertical Title check box.
ContentA placeholder that you can change to a table, chart, SmartArt graphic, Picture, Clip Art file, or Media file.
Click the arrow next to Insert Placeholder, and then click Content
. Vertical Content
Click the arrow next to Insert Placeholder, and then click Vertical Content
. Text
Click the arrow next to Insert Placeholder, and then click Text
. Vertical Text
Click the arrow next to Insert Placeholder, and then click Vertical Text
. Chart
Click the arrow next to Insert Placeholder, and then click Chart
. Table
Click the arrow next to Insert Placeholder, and then click Table
. SmartArt graphic
Click the arrow next to Insert Placeholder, and then click SmartArt Graphic
. Movies
Click the arrow next to Insert Placeholder, and then click Media
. Clip Art
Click the arrow next to Insert Placeholder, and then click Clip Art
. Picture
Click the arrow next to Insert Placeholder, and then click Picture
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On the slide, drag your cursor to draw the placeholder on the slide.
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Do any of the following:
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Resize the placeholder
Select the placeholder, position the pointer over a sizing handleA square or round handle that appears at each corner and along the sides of the rectangle that surrounds a selected object. You drag a sizing handle to resize an object., and then drag the handle until the placeholder is the size that you want.
Move the placeholder
Select the placeholder, and then drag it to its new location.
Format the placeholder
Select the placeholder, click the Format tab, and then make the changes that you want. For example, to change the fill color of the placeholder, under Shape Styles, click Fill.
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When you complete the changes in slide master view, on the message bar click Close Master to return to normal view.
| Tip Modifications to the slide master and the corresponding slide layouts are temporarily added to the theme that is applied to your presentation. If you apply a different theme, then the slide master changes are discarded. If you want to keep the changes for future use, on the Themes tab, under Themes, click Save Theme. |
| Replace the prompt text in a placeholder |
If you are creating a template and want to provide specific instructions for what content should be added to a placeholder on a slide, you can replace the prompt text in slide master view. In the following example "Click to add project title" replaces the default prompt text in a title placeholder.
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On the View menu, point to Master, and then click Slide Master.
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In slide master view, click the first slide layout below the slide master in the navigation pane. Slide layouts are below the slide master which is the top slide in the navigation pane.
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To replace the placeholder text, select the text Click to edit Master title style, and then type or paste the custom text, Click to add project title.
The placeholder text changes to Click to add project title, and you see this new prompt text in the placeholder when you return to normal view.
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When you complete the changes in slide master view, on the message bar click Close Master to return to normal view.
| Tip Modifications to the slide master and the corresponding slide layouts are temporarily added to the theme that is applied to your presentation. If you apply a different theme, then the slide master changes are discarded. If you want to keep the changes for future use, on the Themes tab, under Themes, click Save Theme. |
| Remove footer elements from a slide layout |
The footer placeholders are included by default when you add a new slide layout. The footer is made up of three elements: date and time, footer text, and slide number. The formatting, size, and position of the footer placeholders are inherited from the footer elements on the slide master, except if you edit the footer placeholder directly on the slide layout.
Even if the footer elements are represented on the slide master and slide layouts in slide master view, you must turn them on before they can appear on the slides of your presentation. To turn on headers and footers, click the Insert menu, and then click Header and Footer.
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On the View menu, point to Master, and then click Slide Master.
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In the navigation pane, click the slide layout that you want to change. Slide layouts are below the slide master, which is the top slide in the navigation pane.
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Click the Slide Master tab, and then under Edit Layout, clear the Allow Footers check box.
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When you complete the changes in slide master view, on the message bar click Close Master to return to normal view.
| Tip Modifications to the slide master and the corresponding slide layouts are temporarily added to the theme that is applied to your presentation. If you apply a different theme, then the slide master changes are discarded. If you want to keep the changes for future use, on the Themes tab, under Themes, click Save Theme. |